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Mercury - NASA Science

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Images of Mercury from spacecraft. August 29, 2018

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Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA

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An Atlas launch vehicle propelled the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled astronaut John Glenn to circle Earth three times. March 8, 2023

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Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1 - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/colors-of-the-innermost-planet-view-1

This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission.

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What Is the Planet Mercury?(Grades 5-8) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-planet-mercury-grades-5-8

Mercury is the smallest and fastest planet in the solar system. It is named after the Roman messenger god Mercury, the fastest Roman god. March 30, 2011

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A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/a-closer-look-at-mercurys-spin-and-gravity-reveals-the-planets-inner-solid-core

NASA Scientists found evidence that Mercury's inner core is indeed solid and that it is very nearly the same size as Earth's inner core. April 17, 2019

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Mariner 10

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Gray planet Mercury against the darkness of space. NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft took its first image of Mercury on March 24, 1974. This picture was taken from a ... March 22, 2021

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Mercury as Never Seen Before - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/mercury-as-never-seen-before

Yesterday, at 4:40 am EDT, MESSENGER successfully completed its second flyby of Mercury. Today, at about 1:50 am EDT, the images taken during the flyby. January 21, 2026

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Project Mercury Overview - Introduction - NASA

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1. These are excerpts from a NASA book entitled, NASA SP-45, “Mercury Project Summary, Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight, May 15 ... November 30, 2006

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Mercury Globe: 0°N, 180°E - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/mercury-globe-0n-180e

The above image shows an orthographic projection of this global mosaic centered at 0°N, 180°E. Caloris basin is prominently featured in this view, ... February 6, 2026

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Enhanced Color Mercury Map - NASA Science

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This enhanced color map was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission. November 27, 2019

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NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-spacecraft-achieves-unprecedented-success-studying-mercury

After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet's surface, ... April 16, 2015

Project Mercury - NASA

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Project Mercury. Initiated in 1958, completed in 1963, Project Mercury was the United States' first man-in-space program. The objectives of the program, ... March 24, 2023

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Mariner 10 Image of Mercury - NASA

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The Mariner 10 spacecraft imaged the region of Mercury during its initial flyby of the planet. July 13, 2015

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MESSENGER - NASA Science

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NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft orbited Mercury for more than four years. Among its accomplishments, the mission determined Mercury's surface composition, August 27, 2020

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Mercury 3D Model - NASA Science

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A 3D model of Mercury, the innermost planet. September 28, 2013

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High-Resolution View from Mercury Flyby 1 - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/high-resolution-view-from-mercury-flyby-1

This high-resolution mosaic of NAC images shows Mercury as it appeared to MESSENGER as the spacecraft departed the planet following the mission's first ... February 13, 2026

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Mercury Poster - Version A - NASA Science

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Mercury—the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun—is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. From the surface of Mercury, the Sun would ... March 29, 2022

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Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury’s Thin Atmosphere - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/small-collisions-make-big-impact-on-mercurys-thin-atmosphere

Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a strange weather pattern: morning micro-meteor showers. September 29, 2017

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Mercury's Heavily Cratered Surface - NASA Science

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/mercurys-heavily-cratered-surface

As NASA's Mariner 10 approached Mercury at nearly seven miles per second on March 29, 1974, its TV camera took this picture from an altitude of 35000 ... September 17, 2025

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Colors of the Innermost Planet, Mercury - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/colors-of-innermost-planet-mercury

This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary mission. These colors are not ... February 22, 2013

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Mercury - NASA Science

Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA

Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1 - NASA Science

What Is the Planet Mercury?(Grades 5-8) - NASA

A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core - NASA

Mariner 10

Mercury as Never Seen Before - NASA Science

Project Mercury Overview - Introduction - NASA

Mercury Globe: 0°N, 180°E - NASA Science

Enhanced Color Mercury Map - NASA Science

NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury

Project Mercury - NASA

Mariner 10 Image of Mercury - NASA

MESSENGER - NASA Science

Mercury 3D Model - NASA Science

High-Resolution View from Mercury Flyby 1 - NASA Science

Mercury Poster - Version A - NASA Science